KAIROMONE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. KAIROMONE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KAIROMONE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KAIROMONE is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KAIROMONE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
kairomonesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KAIROMONE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in KAIROMONE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so KAIROMONE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does KAIROMONE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technicalzoology
A chemical signal released by one species that benefits a different species that detects it.
A kairomone helps the receiver, for example a parasite that follows a scent to find a host, while giving the sender nothing. It differs from a pheromone, which passes between members of the same species.
How KAIROMONE is used
Used in biology and ecology when discussing chemical signals between different species.
- The wasp tracks each kairomone released by its caterpillar prey.
- Mosquitoes follow a kairomone in human breath.
- Researchers tested a synthetic kairomone as bait in the traps.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KAIROMONE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with KAIROMONE
1 longer words begin with KAIROMONE.
Shorter words from the letters in KAIROMONE
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Common questions about KAIROMONE
- Is KAIROMONE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KAIROMONE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KAIROMONE worth?
- KAIROMONE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KAIROMONE mean?
- A chemical signal released by one species that benefits a different species that detects it.
- What letters can be added to KAIROMONE?
- KAIROMONE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of KAIROMONE:
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